OREANDA-NEWS. Alps Electric has moved to expand overseas business with the opening of a representative office in Seattle, Washington, and the establishment of overseas affiliate Alps Electric Vietnam Co., Ltd. in Hanoi.

Alps Electric affiliate Alps Electric (North America), Inc. (California, U.S.A.; President: Hiroyuki Sato) established a representative office in Seattle, Washington, for the purpose of expanding IT-related business and generating new business in the West Coast region of the United States.

Then in August Alps Electric established Alps Electric Vietnam Co., Ltd., turning its Vietnam office in Hanoi, opened as a representative office of Alps Electric (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (Nilai, Malaysia; President: Eiichi Domon), into an overseas affiliate. Alps Electric Vietnam's main purpose is to sell products for integration into smartphones and motorcycles.

Alps Electric is currently working to increase overseas business and cultivate new overseas markets and customers. By establishing new bases in Vietnam, which is enjoying ongoing economic development, and on the U.S. West Coast, a region continually churning out new IT-related businesses, Alps Electric intends to strengthen its overseas sales network and bring about additional sales growth.